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Tag Archives: the Gilded Age
President Benjamin Harrison: States Man
Benjamin Harrison is one of those post-Civil War presidents with a beard. A Little More About Ben For the knowledgeable, Benjamin Harrison (1833-1901) is generally remembered as the grandson of another President – General William Henry Harrison (1773-1841), who is … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Jackson, Benjamin Harrison, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Grover Cleveland, Theodore Roosevelt, William Henry Harrison, William Howard Taft
Tagged American history, Benjamin Harrison, Brigadier General Benjamin Harrison, Feather Schwartz Foster, history, Idaho joins Union, Montana joins Union, North Dakota joins Union, President Benjamin Harrison, Presidential history, Six States joined the Union, South Dakota joins Union, States joining the Union, the Gilded Age, US history, Washington joins Union, White House history, William Henry Harrison, Wyoming joins Union
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Blaine, Burchard and Belshazzar: 1884
James G. Blaine was one of the more charismatic Republicans of the 19th Century. Blaine: A Brief Bio James Gillespie Blaine (1830-93) was Pennsylvania born and raised, but once married, moved to Maine. A sometime journalist, he purchased a newspaper … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Chester Arthur, Grover Cleveland, James Garfield, Nifty History People
Tagged "The Plumed Knight", American history, Belshazzar's Feast, Chester Alan Arthur, Credit Mobilier scandal, Democrat Grover Cleveland, Feather Schwartz Foster, Grover Cleveland, history, James G. Blaine, James Garfield, NY Governor Grover Cleveland, Presidential campaign history, Republican Candidate Blaine, Rev. Samuel Burchard, rum romanism and rebellion, Samuel Burchard, Senator James Gillespie Blaine, Speaker of the House James G. Blaine, the Gilded Age, The Presidential campaign of 1884, US history
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President Grant and the First State Dinner
The first sovereign of a foreign country to be hosted at a White House State Dinner was the King of the Sandwich Islands – in 1874. State Dinners From the beginning of the United States as a nation, elegant dining … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Nifty History People, Ulysses S. Grant
Tagged American history, David Kalakaua, Dining at the White House, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady Dolley Madison, George and Martha Washington, Grant hosts the King of the Sandwich Islands, Hawaiian history, history, Johyn and Abigail Adams, King David Kalakaua, Mark Twain, President and Mrs. Grant, President Chester Alan Arthur, President Grant, President James Buchanan, President Ulysses S. Grant, Presidential entertaining, Presidential history, the Gilded Age, The Sandwich Islands, Thomas Jefferson, Ulysses and Julia Grant, Ulysses S. Grant, US history, US state dinners, White House history
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Julia Grant’s Eyes: A Love Story
Julia Dent Grant was born with an eye condition medically called strabismus. People called it “cross-eyed.” JDG: A Plain Child Strabismus is a common anomaly, and today, it is quickly and successfully corrected in very early childhood. But in … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Ulysses S. Grant
Tagged 19th centurn eye surgery, American history, Andrew Johnson, eye condition called strabismus, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady History, General Grant, General Ulysses S. Grant, history, Julia Dent Grant, Julia Grant, Julia Grant's eye problem, Mrs. Ulysses S Grant, President and Mrs. Grant, President Ulysses S. Grant, Presidential history, strabismus, The Civil War, the Gilded Age, Ulysses S. Grant, US history, White House history
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